REFLECTOR: Another shimmy story...

[Andrew Ellzey]

Don,

You have a valid point, but with a grease fitting at this location it would 
push some grease to the oilite bushings. This can't be a bad thing. As it 
stands now the only way to grease this assembly is to remove the long bolt 
add more grease and re-install. Much easier said than done.
Again my thoughts.

Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Royer" <djroyer at earthlink.net>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Another shimmy story...


> If it is set up properly, the nose gear strut should not rotate on the
> pivot bolt. Rather, the bolt should rotate with the strut, and the 
> movement
> should be in the side bushings. There is an oilite bearing in the bushing
> where the rotation should take place.
>
> Don Royer
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com>
>> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> Date: 6/29/2006 2:59:00 PM
>> Subject: REFLECTOR:  Another shimmy story...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > Thanks Pat,
>> >
>> > The nose gear pivot would be the easiest to add the grease fitting, and
>> > could be accessed easily from under and behind the nose gear. I am
> going
>> > to
>> > install one on mine as soon as I get time. See attached jpg for
>> > clarification.
>> > My thoughts your results may vary.
>> >
>> > Andy
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Pat Shea" <xl340hp at yahoo.com>
>> > To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
>> > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 1:14 PM
>> > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Another shimmy story...
>> >
>> >
>> >> Andy,
>> >>
>> >> I didn't check the side-to-side free play of the nose
>> >> wheel recently, so I can't say for sure it wasn't
>> >> there before the shimmy event. However, my plane only
>> >> has 140 hours on it. Using two landings per hour as an
>> >> estimate, that's only around 300 cycles and about 300
>> >> ground miles. Seems like too much play to be the
>> >> result of wear. I'm replacing the strut this weekend -
>> >> I'll let you know what I find.
>> >>
>> >> Pat
>> >>
>> >> --- Andrew Ellzey <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Pat,
>> >>>
>> >>> Is the damage from the Shimmy, or is the wear of
>> >>> your bolt and the nose gear
>> >>> strut pivot because there isn't any grease fittings
>> >>> installed to keep this
>> >>> nose gear retract pivot point properly lubricated.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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